On this website we collect some interesting and useful information for the study of the history and the heraldry of the family name Massia.
The most important thing is the bibliographic information about the name Massia.
SEVEN things you should know about the family name Massia:
1) The origin of the family name Massia.
2) The meaning of the family name Massia.
3) The coat of arms and crest.
4) The bibliography
5) The nobility of the family name Massia.
6) The prominent persons of this family.
7) The history of the family name Massia.
8) Do you know what heraldic drawings mean?.
The family name Massia has a Spanish coat of arms certified by the Chronicler and King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.
Bibliography that collects the history and the coat of arms for the family Massia:
* Repertorio de Blasones de la Comunidad Hispanica, by the Spanish King of Arms Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent.
* Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap. Contains blazons, descriptions and drawings of coats of arms, crests, origins of family names and nobility
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We put at your disposal the heraldic, the coat of arms and crest for this family name in various formats: The images that appear here are examples and none of them belong to the coat of arms for the name Massia:
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Coat of arms for Massia and the history and origin for the family name Massia in JPG or Vectorial files as Corel-Draw, AI, WMF, etc.
The coats of arms and family crests with meaning for the family name Massia are collected in the Armorial General by Johan Baptiste Rietstap, this work is the greatest work of heraldry ever written and drawn, with more than 100,000 family names from around the world (English, Scotish, Welsh, Spanish, French, Italians, Poles, Portuguese, Dutch, etc.), among which is the name Massia, arranged alphabetically, and DRAWN, including a heraldic handbook with drawings, a complete glossary of terms, a supplement and an appendix. Complete description the coat of arms Massia, and origin for the family name Massia, nobiliary titles of the family name Massia and of the concession dates. The text where the family name Massia appears is in the second edition, expanded and revised from 1884-1887.
The family crest and coat of arms of Massia appears in Rietstap Armorial General that is a multi-volume work on the coats-of-arms of the world; it is both monumental and without equal, and is the most exhaustive undertaking of its kind. The Armorial General is the most authoritative work on the coats-of-arms in the world. The descriptions of the arms cover those of more than 100,000 families, included Massia alphabetically arranged and accurately described.In addition to a full description of the arms for Massia, most entries identify the nationality of the arms bearer, titles of Massia, and the date his title was conferred. The basic text was established with the publication of the second edition, corrected and enlarged, of 1884-1887. This most important reference work contains the shields of thousands of Coats of Arms covering the whole world, arranged alphabetically under surnames, as Massia.The family name Massia appears collected by the Chronicler and King of Arms, Don Vicente de Cadenas y Vicent, in his "Repertoire of Coats of the Hispanic Community", that means that the lineage Massia has official coat of arms certified by King of Arms. Said Repertoire of Blazons of the Hispanic Community is the greatest work of Spanish heraldry, where the surnames with his heraldic appears like the family name Massia arranged alphabetically, with their coats of arms. In this work have included the content of many manuscripts of the National Library of Madrid and corresponding to Minutes of Kings of Arms and collects surnames that as Massia are Spanish or very linked for some reason or other to Spain, so those of the family name Massia are in this position. There are also thousands of heraldic and heraldic shields from several Sections of the National Historical Archive, as well as the Royal Chancery of Valladolid, Salas de los Hijodalgos of Vizcaya, etc. In summary, those of the surname Massia have made some test of nobility or knightage.
One of the most distinctive qualities of heraldry is the use of a limited palette of colours and patterns, usually referred to as tinctures. These are divided into three categories, known as metals, colours, and furs.
Next we are going to see the meanings of three tinctures:
1) ARGENT (Silver): Purity, Integrity, Obedience, Firmness, Surveillance, Eloquence and Expiration.
2) OR (Gold): Nobility, Magnanimity, Wealth, Power, Light, Constancy and Wisdom.
3) PURPLE: Justice, Wit, Truth, Greatness, Wisdom and Love; those who wear this color are obliged to defend the Prince defending ecclesiastical people.
Next lets look at the characteristics of some figures that we can find in heraldry and crests:
* COCK: The Cock is a symbol of Vigilance and Tenacity in the fight.
* PANELA: The Panelas are figures similar to a heart and are a symbol of Vigilant Vassal.
* CASTLE: The Castle, due to the superiority of its strength over other buildings, denotes Greatness and Power, used to defend friends and allies, resisting the enemy invincibly.
* TROUT: The Trout is a symbol of Ardent Spirit in war and Calm and Serene in Peace.
* LEOPARD: The Leopard represents the Courageous and Endeavoring Knight who has carried out some daring enterprise using cunning rather than force to complete it.
* SUN: The Sun is a symbol of Sovereigns and Kings, those who with their power vivify the entire State; It is an emblem of Eternity, Greatness, Power, Providence, Illustrious Nobility and Magnificence.
* HERON: The Heron represents Prudence in preventing dangers, guarding against them.
* PARROT: The Parrot is a symbol of a Noble Knight, who looks with pleasure at the enamels on his shield, with the intention of not only preserving them, but adding new stamps with his own deeds and is also a symbol of Eloquence and Docility.
* The family name Massia appears in the list of last names of Heraldry & Crests so its complete history, crest and coat of arms or heraldic shields can be known on his website: http://www.heraldrycrests.com/
Heraldry for family name Massia as well as its history is at your disposal here: Heraldry, history, origin, crest and coat of arms of the family name Massia
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Images of some books referred, with information of the family name Massia:
All the information about the surnames that are collected in this web site are based on verified bibliography.
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